Species within a genus

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SERRURIA
Spiderhead, Spinnekopbos (Le)
Family: PROTEACEAE
For Joseph (Josephus) Serrurier (1663 - 1742).**
(Ch)
Serruria adscendens (La)
Kleinmond Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
adscendo, ascendo, ascendens, = to ascend, mount up, climb; to rise above any person or thing, to surpass, to stand higher.
(ascending; having a direction upwards, with an oblique base)
(ld, BL)
Serruria deluvialis (La)
Grass Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (K)
diluvies, diluvium, diluvio, = an inundation, flood, deluge; to inundate, to deluge;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
diluvialis, = of a deluge or flood.
(ld)
Serruria elongata (La)
Langbeenspinnekopbossie (Vo) Long-stalk Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
ē-, = out;
longus, = long;
elongo, = to prolong, protract;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(elongated)
(Ox, ld, BL)
Serruria fasciflora (La)
Pinleaf Spiderhead (Wf) Common Pin Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
fascio, = to envelop with bands, to swathe;
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(ld)
Serruria flagellifolia (La)
Houwhoek Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (K)
flagrum, = a whip, scourge, lash;
-ellus, = diminutive;
flagellum, = a whip; a young branch or shoot, a vine-shoot;
folium, = a leaf.
(ld)
Serruria florida (La)
Blushing Bride, Skaamblom, Trots-van -Franschhoek (PS)
Location: (K)
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower;
-idus, = indicates a state or action in progress (‘-ish’);
floridus, = full of or abounding with flowers, flowery; blooming, beautiful.
(abounding in flowers, profusely flowering)
(ld, BL)
Serruria glomerata (La)
Cluster Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (K)
glomero, = to gather into a round heap or knot, to collect, press, crowd, assemble together;
(form into a ball)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(compactly clustered)
(ld, BL)
Serruria heterophylla (G)
Spindly Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (F, K)
(h)eteros, = other (than usual), different, of other kind;
(different, other, uneven)
phyllon, = a leaf.
(LS, BL)
Serruria inconspicua (La)
Cryptic Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (K)
in-, un-, = not;
conspicuus, = that is or comes in view, visible; that attracts the attention to itself, striking, conspicuous, distinguished, illustrious, remarkable;
-uus, = indicates possibility or result of action.
inconspicuus, = not conspicuous, not remarkable.
(inconspicuous)
(ld, BL)
Serruria nivenii

Location: (F)
For James Niven (1776-1827).**
(Ch)
Serruria phylicoides (G)
Bearded Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (K, P)
PHYLICA (q.v.);
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(resembling features of the genus, PHYLICA)
(BL)
Serruria rostellaris (La)
Remote Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (F)
rostrum, = the bill or beak of a bird; the snout, muzzle, mouth of animals; of objects having a similar shape, the curved point of a ……;
-ellus, = diminutive.
rostellum, = a little beak, snout, or muzzle;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
(ld, BL)
Serruria rubricaulis (La)
Red-stem Spiderhead (PS)
Location: (F, K)
rubeo, rubrus, = to be red or ruddy;
caulis, = the stalk or stem of a plant.
(ld)